This tutorial shows you how to backup your Maschine database. This is important to do from time to time as it contains all your tags and settings.
It’s also something I suggest you do anytime your are about to apply an update to the software. So before you install an update of any kind, save your database.
This can also be used to help get the same tags onto a new computer, say from laptop to desktop, etc.
Of course you have to move all your samples and everything, but this helps with not having to tag them again.
Yes Maschine needs better file/backup management in my opinion, but there are ways to cover your butt still!
Here are the database locations for mac and pc
Database backup locations
PC:
– Go to the folder; c:/Users/username/AppData/Local/Native Instruments/Maschine
MAC:
– Go to /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments
important info here.
agreed, hopefully we’ll see a much easier way to do this in the future
agreed, hopefully we'll see a much easier way to do this in the future
Yeah, I wouldn't wanna have to set it up again manually!
In Windows XP it's located here:
C:Documents and SettingsUSERLocal SettingsApplication DataNative InstrumentsMaschine
…where USER is your user name. This assumes you have Windows set up on your C: drive.
thanks!
Yo, SJ, where's the hotspot on a Mac?
MAC:
– Go to /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Native Instruments and copy all the files in this folder to a databse backup folder.
Great vid St. Joe. I know you said its pretty much the same with a mac. Will this protect my saved projects as well. I just want to make sure my saved projects are protected.
Your projects are in your user folder, not the database. If you look in preferences and find your user folder, that’s how you backup your projects, just copy that folder to your backup location.
Hey SJ, would saving it to the desktop be cool. I don't have an external drive yet?
yeah, as long as you save it somewhere other than the original spot your good. You can have a dedicated backup folder on your c drive for it, and just put your backups there. Or get a little thumb drive and backup to that.
Wow I have nothing like this and I run XP. I saw the post up top from the XP user but it doesn’t match my rig??
you probably don’t have hidden folders shown, go into your folder, any folder, click folder options, go into view and make sure it says “show hidden folders and file types” then you’ll be able to find your local settings folder.
Just one thing about saving to desktop – the desktop in windows is pulled from your user profile – if the profile gets damaged / corrupted and wont load then you can loose the info on the desktop as well – ive seen this happen a few times – personally i like to partition my disks and store any data on the extended partition – or in the case of my desktop i usually have more than one drive – which is especially good if Windows goes BSOD then you can reload windows without worrying about your precious data –… Read more »
I agree I figured he wanted to backup there as a temp measure when updating. I always backup to multiple places, always off the c drive.
i looked but theres nothing theres nothing but a maschine lotus file.
Where did you look? And what is a lotus file?
Every computer with Maschine on it has these database files, only time I really deal with them is when updating or when I have just imported a bunch of stuff into the library.
What type of computer/OS are you on?
Thanks and Done!
Cool man 🙂
i don’t see this in my library folder… i have all kinds of other ni programs in there but nothing for maschine,,,
Should be there in your user directory not in the main program folder
Anybody know the file path to the database in Windows 7? Couldn’t find an AppData folder anywhere.
Its a hidden folder you have to set your explorer settings to show hidden folders